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- FRANCE: Furious Renault weighs options at AGM setback – Just-auto: Renault has reacted bitterly to last night’s (30 April) Annual General Meeting in Paris, which rejected the automaker’s move to maintain ‘one share, one vote’ as a matter of principle.
- Renault 2014 Annual Report highlights – Just-auto: Renault’s 2014 Annual Report is now out, released at yesterday’s AGM at which the French government and Carlos Ghosn were competing for voting…
- Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 chase teased for new Bond film Spectre – Autocar: The Aston Martin DB10 is James Bond’s new car for the upcoming Spectre film First chase scene for 24th film in the James Bond series, Spectre, shows all-new Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75
- ITALY: Skoda considers plug-in hybrid Superb – Just-auto: Skoda is considering adding a plug-in hybrid powertrain to its new flagship model, the Superb. The decision on whether to go ahead will largely depend on whether the company can meet the EU’s 2020 fleet-average CO2 target of 95g/km using only combustion engines.
- Mercedes G class latest victim in China’s clone wars – Automotive News: The relationship between Daimler, Mercedes’ parent, and BAIC differs from that between Jaguar Land Rover and Jiangling Holding Co., the parent…
- Celebrating Stirling Moss’s Mille Miglia win – 60 years on – Autocar: Stirling Moss was joined by Denis Jenkinson On 1 May 1955, Stirling Moss won the 22nd Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours and at an average speed of 98mph
- Ghosn defeat exposes rival visions for Renault-Nissan alliance – Automotive News: Ghosn has long favored giving Nissan more clout to match its superior sales and profit, according to Renault-Nissan veterans who say he has tried…
- Tesla unveils suite of batteries for homes, businesses – Reuters: Tesla introduced its home battery, named Powerwall, a rechargeable … company now had two Web addresses: teslamotors.com and teslaenergy.com.
- Japan’s Abe Feels Need for Speed With Tesla’s Musk on Test Drive – Bloomberg: Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg … “I don’t think he gets driven fast in a car very often,” Tesla Chief Executive Officer Musk told reporters…..
- Tesla’s Musk Unveils Batteries for Home, Businesses, Utilities – Bloomberg: Media members and guests wait for the Tesla Motors Inc. to announce its expansion into the home battery market in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, April…
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Is Elon Musk’s New Battery Just a Toy? – 247wallst:
- Skidding Kids Learn Safe Driving at BMW’s School for Teens – Time: Go to ude.bmwusa.com for reservations and details about the classes – which are offered alongside free and paid BMW-centric programs for adults.
- Japan Premier Abe Likes the Way Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Drives – Learnbonds: Abe visited Tesla Motors headquarters in California as part of his week-long visit in the U.S where he gave keynote speeches to the Congress as well…
- BMW i8: A glimpse of the future of automotive technology – Indiatoday: The BMW i8 on the outskirts of Jodhpur. Photos: S Senbaga Pandiyan, Kingshuk DuttaGoing by the environmentalists, the world is getting warmer and…
- Where Better Place failed, Israeli engineers seek to help China succeed – Timesofisrael: As the rosy predictions of the company failed to materialize – CEO Shai Agassi said that half the cars sold in Israel would be electric-powered by 2016…
- Dr. Louise Kiesling and Ms. Julia Kuhn-Piech appointed new members of the Supervisory Board of … – Finchannel: Upon application by the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Dr. Louise Kiesling and Ms. Julia Kuhn-Piech were on April 30….
- Five electric buses join Metro’s fleet; more may be coming – Latimes: Chinese automaker BYD manufactured the buses at its Lancaster plant. Between the plant and the company’s downtown headquarters, BYD employs…
- Former DeLorean director helps organise first ever reunion for car-maker – Birminghampost: It is remembered for the one model it produced – the distinctive stainless steel DeLorean DMC-12 sports car which featured in the film Back to the…
- BMW customer surprised after seeing dashcam video of his car in the shop – Wrbl: One BMW customer was surprised about what he saw after picking his BMW up from the shop. Joseph Torriero took his car to the BMW of Columbus to…
- 10 Trends That Are Shaping The Future, In Ford’s Crystal Ball – Forbes: As Ford Motor Co.’s in-house futurist, Sheryl Connelly is in a relatively rare role even inside the Fortune 500. Connelly cues up her crystal ball for what…
- Nissan promotes Navara with Kelly Altima – Speedcafe: “Nissan has been highly proactive in the promotion of the upcoming release of the all-new NP300 Nissan Navara,” said the team’s commercial director..
- Lotus to build SUV in China for Europe, others – Ngrguardiannews: British sports car maker Lotus plans to build its first SUV in China and export it to Europe and possibly the United States. Lotus aims to launch the SUV…
- Navigation to become standard on all BMW UK cars – BMW Blog: BMW is moving towards offering their navigation system standard on all their cars. Starting September 2015, BMW UK will include the satellite…
- Tesla Battery Event Live Blog — What Else Does Elon Musk Have For Us? – The Street: